[1][3][4] It is endemic to southwestern Ethiopia and has been recorded from near Chira, Jimma, Bonga, and Bodare.

[3][5] The specific name clarkei honours Mr and Mrs R. O. S. Clarke (hence emendation to plural clarkeorum,[6] but such change is nevertheless considered unjustified under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[7]), who are acknowledged for their help and hospitality.

[2] The male advertisement call consists of an initial creak, followed by a small number of metallic clicks.

[5] It has recently been recorded also in marshes and riverine floodplains in open disturbed landscapes.

It is threatened by habitat loss caused by selective logging and encroachment of agriculture and human settlements.